| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SETTLES, KATHERINE 0113 (AR11123643) ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY AND UNLAWFULLY, OR WHILE IN THE COMMISSION OF ANY FELONY, BY FIRE OR EXPLOSION, DAMAGES OR CAUSES TO BE DAMAGED: A STRUCTURE OR CONTENTS THEREOF, WHERE PERSONS ARE NORMALLY PRESENT, SUCH AS; JAILS, PRISONS OR DETENTION CENTERS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, OR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, DEPARTMENT STORES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, CHURCHES OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, DURING NORMAL HOURS OF OCCUPANCY, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 806.01(1)(B) ON 112111, I MADE CONTACT WITH MS HAMPTON, WHO IS THE SAFETY MANAGER FOR CORRECTION'S CORPORATION OF AMERICA (CCA). SHE ADVISED THEY HAD AN INCIDENT TODAY WHERE THE DEFENDANT, MR JOSEPH RIVERA, HAD STARTED A FIRE WHILE IN GENERAL POPULATION. MS HAMPTON HAD PHOTOGRAPHED THE SCENE AND SHOWED ME THE BOTTOMS OF MR RIVERA'S SHOES. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH MR RIVERA HE ADVISED HE TOOK SOME COMBUSTIBLE ITEMS AND PUT THEM IN THE MICROWAVE TO START THE FIRE AND THEN REMOVED THE ITEMS FROM THE MICROWAVE INTO ANOTHER SUBJECT'S CELL, AND WHEN HE PLACED THEM ON THE BEDDING, IT IGNITED INTO A FIRE VERY QUICKLY, SETTING OFF THE SMOKE SENSORS. THE BOTTOMS OF HIS SHOES WERE BURNT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOMP OUT THE FIRE. HE ADVISED HE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES; HOWEVER, HE WAS ONLY TRYING TO GET A FIRE GOING TO MELT THE WIRES ON A HEAD SET FOR REPAIR. HE STATED HE DID NOT INTEND FOR THE FIRE TO GET THAT LARGE THAT QUICK AND WAS NOT DOING IT FOR TATTOO REASONS. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND LEFT IN THE CUSTODY OF CCA IN SOLITAIRE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $10,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
